Talat

Talat is a given name and family name shared by the following individuals:

• Mehmed Talat (1874–1921), Ottoman Turkish leader during World War I who rose to post of Grand Vizier in 1917; was the main planner and implementer of the Armenian Genocide.
• Mehmet Ali Talat (born 1952), Cypriot political leadership figure who, in 2005, was elected President of internationally-unrecognized Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
• Talat Ali (born 1950), Pakistani cricketer who, between 1972 and 1979, participated in ten Test matches
• Talat Aziz (born 1955), Indian popular singer from Hyderabad who is a star performer in the poetic genre of ghazal
• Tal'at Fu'ad Qasim (1956–1995), Egyptian leader of his country's militant Gama'a Islamiyya organization; secretly executed following U.S. rendition from Denmark
• Talat S. Halman (born 1931), Turkish cultural historian, poet and translator who, in 1971, became his country's first Minister of Culture
• Talat Hussain (actor) (born 1945), Indian-born Pakistani performer and screenwriter who has appeared in international film and television productions
• Talat Hussain (news executive) (born 1966), Pakistani journalist and television personality who is news director for AAJ TV and writer for the Karachi Daily Express
• Talat Mahmood (1924–1998), Indian popular singer and actor from Muslim community in Lucknow; best known as star playback performer of top ghazals for 50 years, starting in 1940
• Talat Masood (born 1932), Pakistani political and defense analyst who served in his country's army for 39 years, rising to rank of lieutenant general; following retirement became U.S. consultant
• Talat Othman (born 1936), Palestinian-American businessman, investor and political fundraiser for Republican Party; in 2000 became first Muslim to address major U.S. political gathering
• Talat Wizarat (born 1946), Pakistani scholar of Middle Eastern Studies; she chaired Department of International Relations at University of Karachi and teaches at Institute of Business Administration

See also

• Amphoe Yang Talat, "Yang Talat District" in western part of northeastern Thailand's Kalasin Province
• Pak Khlong Talat, "Market at the Mouth of the Canal" in Thailand's capital, Bangkok; the city's largest place for flower sales, it also has many fruit and vegetable stands
• Talat Chaiya, "Chaiya Market", one of two subdistrict municipalities in Chaiya district of southern Thailand's Surat Thani Province
• Talat Sao, morning market in center of Laos' capital, Vientiane; the market consists of numerous small shops, restaurants and fruit and vegetable vendors